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WorksheetsIntermodal and multimodal transportation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the main objective of Multimodal and Intermodal transport?
To economize costs and route planning
To optimize routing and total transport costs
To have a better administration and management of personnel
What is the advantage of combining two types of transport carriers?
To achieve the best total transport cost
To gain a competitive advantage over the competition
To have a reduction of corporate costs
What is the meaning of Intermodal transportation?
Manage and sell products worldwide by means of maritime transport but focus more on animal transports.
Transporting goods throughout the national territory by means of different types of vehicles.
Consists of products or raw materials that are transported in a container in a variety of vehicles, like container ships, semi-trailer trucks, or even trains
What are the two types of intermodal transportation?
Container of flatairplane (COFA) & Trailer on flatairplane (TOFA)
Container of flatship (COFS) & Trailer on flatship (TOFS)
Container on flatcar (COFC) & Trailer on flatcar (TOFC)
What is the meaning of Multimodal transportation?
The combination of two types of transportation makes transfers between countries and free trade agreements much more economical.
Combination of at least two or more different modes to move cargo from a specific place in one country to another specific place in a different country
The combination of two or more air distribution companies in which they are in charge of selling products in different large companies by means of ships and trolleys.
What are the main features of Multimodal transport?
Include several transport models and have the bill of lading
include the certificate of nationality and what methods of transportation they will use
include the certificate of expiration and transportation of vehicles
if the shippers choose multimodal transportation for their cargo, it means that an agent or the carrier is responsible for the entire journey?
Yes
No
What are the differences between intermodal and multimodal transportation?
Reduction in the costs and time for coordination and operation of logistics.
Increase the company's profits and means of transportation
Increased monitoring of shipments from stage to stage
Improving the quality of advice among transport companies
What is the synonym for combined transport?
(a)
In which of the following types of transportation is an agent in charge of the entire journey?
Multimodal
Intermodal
All are correct
What are the benefits of having a charge agent responsible for the entire process?
minimizes prices and transportation
communication expenses for the shipper
contract minimizes coordination and saves time
saves companies money and generates competitive advantage
multimodal is a cost-saving resource?
Yes
No
What are the countries involved in the intermodal operation and multimodal operation examples?
The UK and South Africa
Spain and Colombia
USA and France
What is a feature of intermodal transportation?
storage capacity on vessels and good technical performance
Possibility to choose carriers and take advantage of the best rates for each stage or stretch of the route
choosing the type of buyer for the goods and the distribution of the goods
Which of the following is a characteristic of multimodal transportation?
There are no tariffs on this type of transportation, which generates lower costs.
Free trade agreements do not exist in this transportation model.
The FBL customs document has a preference to enter and go through customs.
